Many investors regard bonds as the frumpier cousins to stocks. Their prices rarely pop or plummet. They usually deliver a lower return, and-aside from a glamorous cameo in the 1980s thriller Die Hard-they are not part of popular culture in the same way as, say, GameStop or Tesla shares. They are, though, a critical part of any well-managed portfolio, and with the stock market looking particularly frothy, this may be more true than ever.
A man named Austin, who goes by TinMan on TikTok, recently shared his payout after a full day of bartending. It's a job that has him in the car for over an hour each way. "Austin, why do you commute an hour to bartend?" he asks, echoing the question he gets a lot regarding his "strange" choice. "I'll tell you why." He then shows off his payout from the day's work, holding a receipt that indicates $543.09 in credit card tips.
The startup's software automates tip pooling, compliance, and payments, giving employers transparency while helping staff receive earnings faster and more fairly. The founders' inspiration came from their experience in the United States, where structured tip management proved to boost morale and retention. In the UK, they saw operators "drowning in admin" - using sprawling Excel sheets to manage tronc systems while facing rising National Insurance costs and new legal obligations.
"Adjustments related to tips from earlier periods may relate to different reasons depending on your impacted tips, including cases where customers were not charged for those tips," the message read.
What do a yoga instructor, a parking garage attendant, and an influencer have in common? They are all now exempt from paying income tax on their tips under President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." As part of Trump's "no tax on tips" policy, streamers, online video creators, social media influencers, and podcasters are among the workers no longer required to hand over a portion of their tip income, according to a Treasury Department list released this week.
The purpose of doing this is to keep the brush from drying out. I've tried this process both in and out of the refrigerator, and both seem to work just fine over a short period of time. If you're storing the brush overnight, it doesn't necessarily have to go in the refrigerator; just find a cool place that's out of the way.
